FORMATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE IN FUTURE SPECIALISTS OF THE STOMATOLOGICAL PROFILE IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE

Abstract

The article highlights the problem of developing knowledge and skills in mental health preservation among future dental professionals, namely dental technicians and dental hygienists. The problem is considered through the prism of research on stress resistance in adolescents and young men who are first-year students of medical colleges and find themselves in a new educational and social environment. The article contains summarised data from scientific studies on mental and psychological health. Various interpretations of these concepts are considered, with the identification of factors that influence their formation. The article also defines the concept of mental health and the influence of psychological resilience as the ability to successfully adapt to stress while maintaining psychological balance and proper functioning of the human body. The authors have researched the fact that in scientific literature, the concept of «mental health» is identified with the terms «psychological health» and «psychological health» in scientific literature, analysed the views of scientists on the essence of mental health, and defined it as a state of mental well-being through which a person can realise their potential by effectively coping with stress, as well as work productively, build relationships, and contribute to social life. It has been determined that higher education institutions aim to create comfortable conditions for students in their educational institutions and student dormitories. Particular attention is paid to first-year students who have been admitted on the basis of basic secondary education. The authors of the article propose a pedagogical tool aimed at developing the ability to maintain one’s mental health through a combination of psychological resilience and physical self-preservation skills as part of the development of health-preserving competence of future medical professionals in a medical college setting.